AP US History 1 Chapter 14 People Flashcards
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| 7457098436 | Samuel Slater | He was a British mechanic that moved to America and in 1791 invented the first American machine for spinning cotton. He is known as "the Father of the Factory System". | 0 | |
| 7457098437 | Cyrus McCormick | Irish-American inventor that developed the mechanical reaper. The reaper replaced scythes as the preferred method of cutting crops for harvest, and it was much more efficient and much quicker. | 1 | |
| 7457098438 | Eli Whitney | A mechanical genius who developed the idea of interchangeable parts and invented the cotton gin. | 2 | |
| 7457098439 | Robert Fulton | American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship. | 3 | |
| 7457098440 | Samuel Morse | American inventor who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872) | 4 | |
| 7457098441 | DeWitt Clinton | Governor of New York who started the Erie Canal project. | 5 | |
| 7457098442 | Catharine Beecher | An American educator known for her forthright opinions on female education as well as her strong support of the many benefits of the incorporation of kindergarten into children's education. | 6 | |
| 7457098443 | George Catlin | First painted portraits of American Indian Life. First person to envision the idea of a national park | 7 |